HAP 1 week 1 self-test questions

Single best answer

1. This body system is involved in mechanical motion

A. Endocrine
B. Integumentary
C. Muscular
D. Nervous
E. Skeletal


2. This body system controls body function by the use of hormones

A. Endocrine
B. Integumentary
C. Muscular
D. Nervous
E. Skeletal


3. The buttock is part of this region

A. Brachial
B. Cephalic
C. Gluteal
D. Patellar
E. Thoracic


4. What level of organization does a protein belong to?

A. Cellular level
B. Chemical level
C. Organ level
D. Organ system level
E. Tissue level


5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major tissue types?

A. Connective tissue
B. Epithelial tissue
C. Glandular tissue
D. Muscular tissue
E. Nervous tissue



6. Which is the correct order from the most COMPLEX to the SIMPLEST when
describing the hierarchical order of the body?

A. Cellular, tissue, molecular, system, organ, organism
B. Molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
C. Organ, organism, molecular, cellular, tissue, system
D. Organism, system, organ, tissue, cellular, molecular
E. Tissue, cellular, molecular, organ, system, organism


7. Which organ system provides support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage,
and blood formation?
A. Endocrine
B. Integumentary
C. Muscular
D. Nervous
E. Skeletal


8. A chemical imbalance in the blood can cause the heart to stop pumping blood,
which in turn will cause other tissues and organs to cease functioning. This
observation supports the view that

A. All levels of organization within an organism are interdependent
B. All organisms are composed of cells
C. Blood has magical properties
D. Chemical molecules make up cells
E. Congenital defects can be life-threatening


9. When body temperature rises, a center in the brain initiates physiological
changes to decrease the body temperature. This is an example of

A. Diagnostic regulation
B. Fever
C. Negative feedback
D. Non-homeostatic regulation
E. Positive feedback


10. If a response increases a disturbance, the system is classified as what type of
feedback system?

A. Deficit
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. Polarized
E. Positive


11. A person is lying on the bed gazing at the ceiling is in what position?

A. Anatomical
B. Caudal
C. Dorsal
D. Prone
E. Supine


12. While standing erect, the direction of caudal is
A. Downward
B. Laterally
C. Medially
D. None of these
E. Upward


13. A mid-sagittal section would pass through the

A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Leg
D. Lung
E. Spleen


14. The chin is located in what position relative to the nose?

A. Anterior
B. Inferior
C. Medial
D. Posterior
E. Superior


15. The muscular diaphragm separates these two cavities

A. Abdominal cavity & pelvic cavity
B. Pericardial cavity; pleural cavity
C. Pericardial sac & pericardial cavity
D. Pleural cavity & mediastinum
E. Thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity

16. How many cavities are there in the head?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5


17. The nervous system is located in which body cavity?
A) cranial
B) dorsal
C) vertebral
D) thoracic
E) ventral


18. Which of the following are survival needs of the body?

A. Movement, atmospheric pressure, reproduction, oxygen
B. Nutrients, water, atmospheric pressure, and oxygen
C. Nutrients, water, growth, and reproduction
D. Nutrients, water, movement, and reproduction
E. Water, atmospheric pressure, growth, and movement


19. The liver is found in which abdominal region?

A. Epigastric
B. Hypogastric
C. Left hypochondral
D. Right hypochondral
E. Umbilical

20. The bladder is found in this abdominal region

A. Epigastric
B. Hypogastric
C. Left hypochondral
D. Right hypochondral
E. Umbilical





Short answer questions

1. Name two organs found in the thoracic cavity.


2. Define the term homeostasis and explain its physiological importance?

3. Why are the abdominopelvic cavity organs the most vulnerable to blunt
deceleration in an automobile accident with seat belts?


4. A person touches a scalding hot surface and rapidly withdraws their hand from
the stimulus. What type of homeostatic feedback does this demonstrate?


5. Why must a normal body temperature be maintained in order for chemical
reactions to be continued at life-sustaining rates?

6. Name all the cavities found in the head


7. Which is the largest body cavity?

8. Match the cavity to the letter using the image below

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